Glenda Roberts
@glendaroberts.bsky.social
Making life better for people living with kidney diseases: Developing great solutions to challenging issues
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Glenda Roberts
@glendaroberts.bsky.social
· Oct 16
Harms of terminating NIH grants for kidney disease - Nature Reviews Nephrology
In early 2025, nearly 2,100 research projects funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) were terminated. Numerous calls for depoliticization of the NIH’s scientific mission culminated in th...
www.nature.com
Just published! Our latest article in Nature Reviews Nephrology is now live:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This work is more than research—it’s a testament to resilience, justice, and the power of community.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This work is more than research—it’s a testament to resilience, justice, and the power of community.
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🔍 Use the KPMP Atlas?
We want to hear from you! Take our 10-minute survey to help us improve the KPMP Atlas data repository and tailor it to your needs.
Your feedback = better tools, better science
🔗 tinyurl.com/4etfu5nw
We want to hear from you! Take our 10-minute survey to help us improve the KPMP Atlas data repository and tailor it to your needs.
Your feedback = better tools, better science
🔗 tinyurl.com/4etfu5nw
September 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
🔍 Use the KPMP Atlas?
We want to hear from you! Take our 10-minute survey to help us improve the KPMP Atlas data repository and tailor it to your needs.
Your feedback = better tools, better science
🔗 tinyurl.com/4etfu5nw
We want to hear from you! Take our 10-minute survey to help us improve the KPMP Atlas data repository and tailor it to your needs.
Your feedback = better tools, better science
🔗 tinyurl.com/4etfu5nw
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📫 We send our #KPMP participant update letters to share highlights and discoveries from the study.
💡 Have suggestions for what we should include next? Check out our past letters and help us shape the next one
www.kpmp.org/participant-...
💡 Have suggestions for what we should include next? Check out our past letters and help us shape the next one
www.kpmp.org/participant-...
Participant Letters
Participant communications informing them of the KPMP study status.
www.kpmp.org
September 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
📫 We send our #KPMP participant update letters to share highlights and discoveries from the study.
💡 Have suggestions for what we should include next? Check out our past letters and help us shape the next one
www.kpmp.org/participant-...
💡 Have suggestions for what we should include next? Check out our past letters and help us shape the next one
www.kpmp.org/participant-...
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🚨 Preprint Alert! 🚨
We’re thrilled to share our long-awaited #Atlas 2.0 manuscript:
“Cellular and Spatial Drivers of Unresolved Injury and Functional Decline in the Human Kidney” is now live on bioRxiv!
📄 Read the full preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We’re thrilled to share our long-awaited #Atlas 2.0 manuscript:
“Cellular and Spatial Drivers of Unresolved Injury and Functional Decline in the Human Kidney” is now live on bioRxiv!
📄 Read the full preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org
September 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
🚨 Preprint Alert! 🚨
We’re thrilled to share our long-awaited #Atlas 2.0 manuscript:
“Cellular and Spatial Drivers of Unresolved Injury and Functional Decline in the Human Kidney” is now live on bioRxiv!
📄 Read the full preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We’re thrilled to share our long-awaited #Atlas 2.0 manuscript:
“Cellular and Spatial Drivers of Unresolved Injury and Functional Decline in the Human Kidney” is now live on bioRxiv!
📄 Read the full preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Have you checked out the #KPMP Atlas v2.0 pre-print in BioRxiv?
Don't miss out and read today‼️https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.26.678707v1
@biorxivpreprint.bsky.social
Don't miss out and read today‼️https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.26.678707v1
@biorxivpreprint.bsky.social
Cellular and Spatial Drivers of Unresolved Injury and Functional Decline in the Human Kidney
Building upon a foundational Human Kidney resource, we present a comprehensive multi-modal atlas that defines spatially resolved versus unresolved repair states and mechanisms in human kidney disease....
www.biorxiv.org
October 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Have you checked out the #KPMP Atlas v2.0 pre-print in BioRxiv?
Don't miss out and read today‼️https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.26.678707v1
@biorxivpreprint.bsky.social
Don't miss out and read today‼️https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.26.678707v1
@biorxivpreprint.bsky.social
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What's the best thing you can do on a Tuesday? Read a new #KPMP publication in @apspublications.bsky.social
Metagenomic Profiling of Gut Microbiota in Kidney Precision Medicine Project Participants With CKD and AKI is available now for you to dive into! 💫
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Metagenomic Profiling of Gut Microbiota in Kidney Precision Medicine Project Participants With CKD and AKI is available now for you to dive into! 💫
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Metagenomic Profiling of Gut Microbiota in Kidney Precision Medicine Project Participants With CKD and AKI
Metagenomic analysis of stool samples from Kidney Precision Medicine Project (KPMP) cohort with kidney biopsy-proven acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients shows a distin....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
What's the best thing you can do on a Tuesday? Read a new #KPMP publication in @apspublications.bsky.social
Metagenomic Profiling of Gut Microbiota in Kidney Precision Medicine Project Participants With CKD and AKI is available now for you to dive into! 💫
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Metagenomic Profiling of Gut Microbiota in Kidney Precision Medicine Project Participants With CKD and AKI is available now for you to dive into! 💫
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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🔥 #KPMP investigators are on fire this week!
Another exciting publication dropped - a perspective piece in Nature Reviews Nephrology (Nature Portfolio) highlighting the power of spatial metabolomics and multiomics integration in kidney precision medicine.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Another exciting publication dropped - a perspective piece in Nature Reviews Nephrology (Nature Portfolio) highlighting the power of spatial metabolomics and multiomics integration in kidney precision medicine.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Spatial metabolomics and multiomics integration for breakthroughs in precision medicine for kidney disease - Nature Reviews Nephrology
Here, the authors discuss how spatial metabolomics could contribute to better understanding of cellular mechanisms in kidney health and disease, as well as the discovery of blood and urine biomarkers ...
www.nature.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🔥 #KPMP investigators are on fire this week!
Another exciting publication dropped - a perspective piece in Nature Reviews Nephrology (Nature Portfolio) highlighting the power of spatial metabolomics and multiomics integration in kidney precision medicine.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Another exciting publication dropped - a perspective piece in Nature Reviews Nephrology (Nature Portfolio) highlighting the power of spatial metabolomics and multiomics integration in kidney precision medicine.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Glenda Roberts
Have you read this #KPMP publication in @apspublications.bsky.social yet? 📑
Don't miss out on learning what Metagenomic Profiling of Gut Microbiota in Kidney Precision Medicine Project Participants With CKD and AKI is all about!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Don't miss out on learning what Metagenomic Profiling of Gut Microbiota in Kidney Precision Medicine Project Participants With CKD and AKI is all about!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Metagenomic Profiling of Gut Microbiota in Kidney Precision Medicine Project Participants With CKD and AKI
Metagenomic analysis of stool samples from Kidney Precision Medicine Project (KPMP) cohort with kidney biopsy-proven acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients shows a distin....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Have you read this #KPMP publication in @apspublications.bsky.social yet? 📑
Don't miss out on learning what Metagenomic Profiling of Gut Microbiota in Kidney Precision Medicine Project Participants With CKD and AKI is all about!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Don't miss out on learning what Metagenomic Profiling of Gut Microbiota in Kidney Precision Medicine Project Participants With CKD and AKI is all about!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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I’m happy to announce the 6 month results from the SECOND @UNOSNews policy surrounding the elimination of Black race to diagnose and manage kidney disease. This policy required all US transplant centers review their waitlists and modify time for qualifying Black individuals.
November 24, 2024 at 2:49 AM
I’m happy to announce the 6 month results from the SECOND @UNOSNews policy surrounding the elimination of Black race to diagnose and manage kidney disease. This policy required all US transplant centers review their waitlists and modify time for qualifying Black individuals.
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>2,100 research projects funded by the NIH were terminated in 2025...In this comment, patients, care partners, and scientists share our perspective about what's at stake...and why advocacy is essential to our path forward @natureportfolio.nature.com @apha.org @aclu.org www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
>2,100 research projects funded by the NIH were terminated in 2025...In this comment, patients, care partners, and scientists share our perspective about what's at stake...and why advocacy is essential to our path forward @natureportfolio.nature.com @apha.org @aclu.org www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Just published! Our latest article in Nature Reviews Nephrology is now live:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This work is more than research—it’s a testament to resilience, justice, and the power of community.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This work is more than research—it’s a testament to resilience, justice, and the power of community.
Harms of terminating NIH grants for kidney disease - Nature Reviews Nephrology
In early 2025, nearly 2,100 research projects funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) were terminated. Numerous calls for depoliticization of the NIH’s scientific mission culminated in th...
www.nature.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Just published! Our latest article in Nature Reviews Nephrology is now live:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This work is more than research—it’s a testament to resilience, justice, and the power of community.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This work is more than research—it’s a testament to resilience, justice, and the power of community.
I’m honored to have completed the University of Maryland Patient Professors Academy. Special thanks to the staff and my classmates for such an enriching and rewarding experience.
August 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I’m honored to have completed the University of Maryland Patient Professors Academy. Special thanks to the staff and my classmates for such an enriching and rewarding experience.
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📣The @apollonetwork13.bsky.social celebrates #DonateLifeMonth 2025💚💙with #APOLLONetworkSpotlights🌟!
🔵 Honoring APOLLO #CommunityAdvisoryCouncil (CAC) Co-Chair @glendaroberts.bsky.social
🤝🏽Discover what fuels Glendas's passion for this vital work #DonateLife | #KidneyTransplant | #Genetics 🧬🤲🏽
🔵 Honoring APOLLO #CommunityAdvisoryCouncil (CAC) Co-Chair @glendaroberts.bsky.social
🤝🏽Discover what fuels Glendas's passion for this vital work #DonateLife | #KidneyTransplant | #Genetics 🧬🤲🏽
April 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
📣The @apollonetwork13.bsky.social celebrates #DonateLifeMonth 2025💚💙with #APOLLONetworkSpotlights🌟!
🔵 Honoring APOLLO #CommunityAdvisoryCouncil (CAC) Co-Chair @glendaroberts.bsky.social
🤝🏽Discover what fuels Glendas's passion for this vital work #DonateLife | #KidneyTransplant | #Genetics 🧬🤲🏽
🔵 Honoring APOLLO #CommunityAdvisoryCouncil (CAC) Co-Chair @glendaroberts.bsky.social
🤝🏽Discover what fuels Glendas's passion for this vital work #DonateLife | #KidneyTransplant | #Genetics 🧬🤲🏽
#KidneyWarriors,
Are you or someone you know AI-fluent? Message me if you know someone.
Be inspired!
Glenda
Are you or someone you know AI-fluent? Message me if you know someone.
Be inspired!
Glenda
March 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
#KidneyWarriors,
Are you or someone you know AI-fluent? Message me if you know someone.
Be inspired!
Glenda
Are you or someone you know AI-fluent? Message me if you know someone.
Be inspired!
Glenda
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My latest on Substack: on the dispossessed, the disappeared, and also the incompetent. open.substack.com/pub/joyannre...
The Daily Reid: if everyone isn't safe and free...
then none of us is free.
open.substack.com
March 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
My latest on Substack: on the dispossessed, the disappeared, and also the incompetent. open.substack.com/pub/joyannre...
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Happy Women’s History Month Joy
March 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Happy Women’s History Month Joy
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Happy #internationalwomensday !!! Don't let the patriarchy get you down. We outchea!
March 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Happy #internationalwomensday !!! Don't let the patriarchy get you down. We outchea!
I stand with @joyannreid.bsky.social. Never done this before. Boycotting until she is back in my life.
February 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I stand with @joyannreid.bsky.social. Never done this before. Boycotting until she is back in my life.
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The outpouring of support has been overwhelming and incredibly moving. 💙
The @katiephangshow.bsky.social will air until Saturday, April 19th! So until then, if you can, please continue to tune in and watch.
I’m always grateful for the privilege of your time.
The @katiephangshow.bsky.social will air until Saturday, April 19th! So until then, if you can, please continue to tune in and watch.
I’m always grateful for the privilege of your time.
February 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The outpouring of support has been overwhelming and incredibly moving. 💙
The @katiephangshow.bsky.social will air until Saturday, April 19th! So until then, if you can, please continue to tune in and watch.
I’m always grateful for the privilege of your time.
The @katiephangshow.bsky.social will air until Saturday, April 19th! So until then, if you can, please continue to tune in and watch.
I’m always grateful for the privilege of your time.
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The Annual OPTN/SRTR Data Report is now available: doi.org/10.1016/j.aj.... Called the 2023 Report because it is based on data from 2012 through 2023, this is your key resource to glean not only what is happening in transplantation today but also what are the key trends over more than a decade.
OPTN/SRTR 2023 Annual Data Report: Preface
This Annual Data Report of the US Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)
and the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) is the 33rd annual report
and is based on data pertai...
www.amjtransplant.org
February 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The Annual OPTN/SRTR Data Report is now available: doi.org/10.1016/j.aj.... Called the 2023 Report because it is based on data from 2012 through 2023, this is your key resource to glean not only what is happening in transplantation today but also what are the key trends over more than a decade.
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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
February 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
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Three hostages have been released by Hamas, including Israeli American Keith Siegel.
Follow for live updates here: nbcnews.to/4hpcX1R
Follow for live updates here: nbcnews.to/4hpcX1R
February 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Three hostages have been released by Hamas, including Israeli American Keith Siegel.
Follow for live updates here: nbcnews.to/4hpcX1R
Follow for live updates here: nbcnews.to/4hpcX1R
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If it were legal to fire you, they wouldn't put so much effort into getting you to resign voluntarily.
January 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
If it were legal to fire you, they wouldn't put so much effort into getting you to resign voluntarily.
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"If you get tired
Learn to rest
Not to quit"
Credit Banksy
Fox Friday
Learn to rest
Not to quit"
Credit Banksy
Fox Friday
January 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"If you get tired
Learn to rest
Not to quit"
Credit Banksy
Fox Friday
Learn to rest
Not to quit"
Credit Banksy
Fox Friday
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🏆 Governor Pritzker- Illinois - has signed an order prohibiting all J6 rioters from state employment.
January 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🏆 Governor Pritzker- Illinois - has signed an order prohibiting all J6 rioters from state employment.